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2011 35TH ANNUAL VAAS CONFERENCE

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1ST 2011
 

The 35th Virginia Association of Astronomical Societies  (VAAS) Conference is being hosted by the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers for the first time in many years, and will be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia on the campus of theTidewater Community College.  This information is all a little late in coming due to some issues we had concerning acquiring confirmed speakers.  The below listed schedule has been confirmed  and it looks like we are in for some great talks and impressive planetarium shows.

 

 2011 VAAS SCHEDULE

TIME EVENT / ACTIVITY

8:00 - 8:45

Registration and Refreshments

8:45 - 9:00

VAAS Welcome, Mark Gerlach, BBAA President

9:00 -  10:00

PLANETARIUM PRESENTATION
10:00 -11:00 NASA SPEAKER, DONNER GRIGSBY
11:00 - 1200 DR. CARLOS SALGADO,  POLARIZATION STUDIES WITH RRRT
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 1:45 VAAS Meeting, All Club Presidents
1:45 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:00 KEVIN MITCHELL, EXO PLANETS

3:00 - 4:00

PLANETARIUM PRESENTATION
4:00 - 5:00 MARK OST, MOON GEOLOGY / METEORITES
5:00 - 5:15 Break
5:15 - 5:30 Door Prizes
   
DUSK OBSERVING AT YORK RIVER PARK AT YOUR LEISURE
(This is contingent upon the Park reopening after cleanup after hurricane Irene)
  Directions to the observing site will be provided at the conference.

 

 REGISTRATION

Registration will be at the door and will be $5.00 per person, students with ID $3.00 children under 12 are free. There is no advance registration this year.

 REFRESHMENTS & LUNCH

Coffee, water and light snacks will be provided throughout the conference courtesy of BBAA.  Lunch is not provided, however, conference participants may seek out any one of the many convenient local eateries on their own. 

 DIRECTIONS

The 35th VAAS Conference is being held on the Tidewater Community College campus in Virginia Beach in the new Science Building J.   

The Science Building J is adjacent to the Advanced Technology Center (ATC).  For all of you GPS folks the street address is:  

     Tidewater Community College
     Science Building J
       1700 College Crescent,
     Virginia Beach, VA 23453

However, I wouldn't just rely on your GPS, it will get you pretty close.  Once you get to Princess Anne and Concert Drive, you should refer to the map below so you can navigate to the correct building, it WILL save you some grief.  Believe me...

DIRECTIONS TO TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM I64

1. Proceed to the I-64/I-264 junction and take I-264 East. 

 2. Exit I264 at the South Independence Exit 17A, right lane and proceed 3.8 miles.

 3. Turn LEFT onto Princess Anne road and proceed 1.1 mile. 

 4. Turn LEFT onto Concert Drive and proceed 700 feet. 

 5. Turn LEFT and then RIGHT on University Drive and go .2 mile.

 6. Proceed to College Crescent and park in one of the lots in front of the Advanced Technology Center on the LEFT.

The Science Building is immediately south of the ATC building.  Walk toward the ATC entrance, but bear left.  The Science Building is at the end of the sidewalk.  Enter the rounded part, on the left end, where the Planetarium is located.

As of right now we don't know what rooms we will occupy, so we can't give anymore granular details than that.  However, there will be signs posted as to where they have hidden VAAS in the TCC campus (just kidding, it won't be hidden).

Please make plans to attend the 2011 VAAS Conference for Astronomy Fellowship and hopefully enlightenment, the worst that can come of it is that you may get to spend an evening in Virginia's resort city!

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE CONFERENCE!

 

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